Percepção da comunidade Saué (Tamandaré – PE) sobre a utilização de agrotóxicos

Abstract

Pesticides have been very relevant in food production worldwide, because, through them, production and productivity on large scales have remained standing, this is because they fight insects, diseases, fungi, and weeds. that affect production. However, it has generated many concerns due to the numerous reports of contamination of air, water and the environment in general. The present work seeks to analyze the level of understanding of pesticide applicators from Esperança farm (Grupo Una Açúcar e Energia Ltda), in the District of Saué, municipality of Tamandaré PE, about the danger of pesticides to human health. Through a questionnaire formulated in the google form, the pesticides used in the locality were raised and the harmful effects that they cause to human health were pointed out. From the results obtained, it is clear that the interviewees are aware of the risks involved with the use of pesticides, and how harmful they are, especially in old age, for those who have been exposed to the product for a long time